Purify 128,000 gallons for $10

[Wulf202]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fsKU...ayer_embedded#

This is the way to do store bleach.

[Colorado Luckydog]

Cool. Thanks for posting.

[Beprepared]

Good info! Especially about getting the right pool shock.

[KevDen2005]

I am still a little confused. So after I bleach the water I need to let it sit and will just 'become' safe on its own to drink by airing out?

[RCCrawler]

I am still a little confused. So after I bleach the water I need to let it sit and will just 'become' safe on its own to drink by airing out?

Correct, I am a water treatment plant operator by trade.

The instructions he gave you will produce water that has a chlorine concentration of about 4mg/L, which is really high, it's just at the level that the epa says is too high for us. Most waterplants put out water that is between 1.00 to 1.4mg/L, that number dissipates as it goes through the system and when it gets to your house the water is at about .8-.9mg/L.

The good thing about chlorine is that when you add it to the water it'll kill everything it needs to then remain there as a residual which will slowly go away.

If you put it in a container with an open lid it'll dissipate quicker.

[Wulf202]

It should be said that the instructions are for this shock and not universal. Shocks differ in amount concentration of chlorine. Also any open pouches will degrade over time due to moisture in the air.

[68Charger]

I'll also add the obvious:
this only kills biological hazards in the water- if it contains toxins, heavy metals, radioactive materials, etc- then no amount of chlorine will help- will take distillation, RO or proper filters to remove most of these..

[jerrymrc]

I still have 11 lbs of this from a 16 lb box I bought on a year end close out for $19.99 I have not bought bleach in a long time.

[7.62x39(4)life]

where would be a good place to buy this and what is a good brand to buy?
are there any brands that contain additives?

[SA Friday]

I just checked wikipedia for the chemical reactions you are talking about and suprisingly it's pretty accurate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(chemical)

You are dealing with the reactions of NaClO (aq) (sodium hypochlorite (aqueous)) + H2O (l) (if I have to explain this one, don't bother...). The NaClO when mixed in H2O is evaporating off at a much faster rate than the H2O. That's why the bleach concentration lessens from the mixture.

If you want the evaporation to happen faster, increase the surface amount exposed to air, get the mixture hotter, and increase the flow of air over the surface of the mixture.